Expedient and Inexpedient

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Expedient adjective - Suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances.

Usage example: made the expedient decision to sell the land to whomever offered the most money

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Inexpedient is an antonym for expedient in topics: advantageous, worthwhile.

Nearby Words: expediency, expedience

Inexpedient adjective - Not producing the desired result.

Usage example: a nutritionally dubious, inexpedient method for losing weight

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Expedient is an antonym for inexpedient in futile topic.

Nearby Word: inexpediency

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